IRAQ

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05447A000100010015-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2007
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: November 16, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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A. RASHID AIRFIELD`~~. ONE MOSQUITO ONE.
UNIDENTIFIED TWIN ENGINE AIRCRAFT THREE UNIDENTIFIED TWI
POSSIBLE BOMBER AIRCRAFT. N ENGINE
B. BAGHDAD/WEST AIRFIELD
~~~ FOUR PROBABLE HASTINGS
TRANSPORTS RJD THREE C-47S ONE SMALL UNIDEN~~~~Ep
3
~3~ SINGLE ENGINE
AIRCRAFT.
C. NABBANIYA PTATEAU AIRFIEL
~~~~ ONE C,54 TYPE
AIRCRAFT.
D? K-1 NEW AIRFIEL
.. ,_ ~~~ ONE C-47 TYPE AIRCRAFT.
E. AIN ZALAN AIRFIELD
~~ ONE SINGLE ENGINE
AIRCRAFT; AIRFIEL
D IS SERVIC
-- _ EABLE.
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G. UPJNAMED AIRFIELD 15 NAUTICAL MILES SOUT?{-SOUTHEAST OF
I10SUL~ 3619N-4324 NO AIRCRAFT. THREE
RUIJt1AYS PP,OBABLY OF PCKED EARTH ~ ARE LAID OUT NORTH-SOUTH. NORTH-
1`?ORTHt~IEST/SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AND EAST-NORTHEAST/WEST SOUTHWEST.
H. MOSUL AIRFIELD.~~~ NO AIRCRAFT.
I. MOSUL SEAPLANE BASE~,~ NO AIRCRAFT.
J. K-1 COLD) AIRFIEL ~ NO AIRCRAFT.
K. KIRKUK tILITARY AIRFIELD~~ NO AIRCRAFT.
L. HABBANIYA AIRFIELD NO AIRCRAFT. PREVIOUSLY
THERE HAVE BEEN i5 TO 18 AIRCRAFT ON THIS AIRFIELD.
ij1. K-3 AIRFIELD ~~ NO AIRCRAFT.
N. H-2 AIRFIELD~~~ NO AIRCRAFT.
0. MILITARY IPJSTALLATION AT HABBAf1IYA AIRFIELDS NO CHANGE.
P. MILITARY INSTALLATIOfJ ADJACENT TO BAGHDAD/WEST AIRFIELD
10 POSSIBLE TANKS 1S VEHTILES. ~ ~~
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Q. MILITARY ITSTALLATION ADJACENT TO RASHID ATRFIELD~ g
PROBABLE TANKS 35 FIELD ARTILLERY PTECES9 3~9 VEHICLES.
R. MILITARY INSTALLATION ADJACENT TO KIRKUK MILITARY AIRFIELD
7 PROBABLE FIELD ARTILLERY PIECES 7 VEHICLES.
S. MOSUL MILITARY INSTALLATION NORTH g POSSIBLE TATJK5~ 6f~
VEHICLES.
A. DJERAH AIRFIELD 6 PROBABLE
AIRCRAFT IN REVETr1ENTS.
B. DAMASCUS AIRFIELD.~~SIK METEORS ONE C-47~
ONE C-54~ 3D~ LTJIDENTIFIED SINGLE El`JGINE AIRCRAFT.
C. HAT~IA AIRFIELD~^~ 12 T-6.
D. ALEPPO AIRFIELD FOUR TfiETEORS~ FOUR C-47S~
29 T-65~ THREE UNIDENTIFIED SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT.
/ E. RASIN EL ABOUD AIRFIELD
TWO METEORS TGJO POSSIBLE T4ETEORS. ~~
F. QAMICHLIYE AIRFIELD~~,~ NO AIRCRAFT RE-SURFACIR;G
CONTvIriUES~ FIELD CURRENTLY SEP.VICEABLE. - ~ =r--~ ~~
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G. DEIR EZ ZOR ~ PROBABLY SERVICEABLE FOR
LIGHT AIRCRAFT.
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H. HMEIMNE AIRFIELDWN ~~ PROBABLY SERVICEABLE.
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!~~ Hix~xHr 1~~ SERVICEABLE.
K. UNNAMED AIRFIELD AT 3524C-4QJ5gE~ 4QJ NAUL UJL MILES EAST OF
DEIRNEZ ZOR AIRFIELD. HTHIS FIELD HAS TWO NATURAL-SURFACE RUNWAYS
ONE ORIENTED NORTH T? SOUTH MEASURING 29QiQf FEET BI' 1s~~ FEET THE OTHER
ORPZNTED EAST-WEST : ET By 1mQ1 FEET. MEA5UREr1ENTS APPR
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THE NEARBY PUMPING STATION.
THIS AIRFIELD PROBABLY SERVES
L. UNNAMED AIRFIELD AT 332gN-36QJ7E APPROY,IMATELY ONE AND ONE-
HALF NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF DAMASCUS SOUTHWEST P~IILTTARY INSTALLATIONI.
THIS IS A GRASS FIELD 32f~~ FEET BY 22QJp1 FEET WITH TWO SMALL HANGARS.
M. DAMASCUS SOUTHWEST MILITARY INSTALLATION ~~
NO CONCENTRATION OF VEHICLES NOTED. APPROXIMATELY
30 VEHICLES IN~ THE AREA. ??
N, DAMASCUS MILITARY
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0. LATAY.IA HARBOR FOUR PROBABLE OCEAII-G0~ I~! G
TAi3~;ERS ~ FOUR CARGO VESSELS,
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A. I~iEFRAO (PdE~1) AIRFIELB~~~NINE VAMPIRES ONE
Ft~SSIBLE UJI~?PIRE~ 2 C-47S. APPROXIMATELY 3QSt~ VEHICLES ON OR ~dEAR
THE FIELD. OCCUPANCY OF AA BATTER`I CA~JIJOT BE DETERI~IIIIED.
B. AP~1I1A1~1 AIRFIELD 4 PPOBABLE VAMPPRES ~ FOUR
C-47 TYPE AIP.CRAFT~ OPdE PROBABLE CONSTELLATION.
C. JERUSALEM AIF.FIELD ~NO AIRCRAFT.
D. I`IAFRUO (OLD) AIRFIELD~~ I1p AIRCRAFT.
~. LEBAIION
A. BEIRUT IAJTERfdATI0I~IAL AIP.FIELD,~~ SIB: VAMPIRES ~
13 C-:~ 7 TYPES ~ OI1E C-97 T YPE ~ SEVEPI C-54 TYPES ~ OI3E CO?`15 TELLATIOII ~
ONE I1IIIDENTIFIED SIPIGLE EI~JGINE AIP.CP.AFT.
B. RIYAQ AIRFIELD~~~ti~70 PROBABLE C-47S ~ ONE
UI~IIDEI~ITIFIED $ir~1ALL SINGLE ENGINE AIPCRAFT.
C. I~;LEIAT AIRFIELD~~~ ONE PPOBABLE C-~7.
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VISIBLE AIRCRAFT.
E. TRIPOU HARBOR ~ FOUR UNIDENTIFIED SHIPS
IN HARBOR.
F. BEIRUT HARBOR~~11 CARGO VESSELS 3Rl~ TO 365
FEET LONGS 5 CARGO VESSELS~2341 TO 265 FEET LONGS 2 CARGO VESSELS
165 FEET LOP1G.
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